butterfly poster print

Fancy people, I have some fabulous news! My Butterfly painting, which was featured on Nicole Davis' famous lifestyle blog, "Me Oh My", is now available in a poster print on luster paper, which I am so pleased and excited about! This Butterfly Painting has been a hit and now it will be even more affordable and easier to frame! I am so excited with this new item that I can hardly stand myself! So do be a dear, and brighten up your home with this spring time classic, by heading over to my etsy shop!

To order the Butterfly Poster Print visit my etsy shop

$50.00 plus $10.00 for shipping & handling.

april showers bring may flowers.

By golly has Utah been beautiful lately or what? I guess the impact of actually having all four seasons has been an eye opener lately. I have been feeling very grateful for how beautiful the world we live in is, and to see it bloom with time and come alive again has been exciting. As they say, "April showers bring May flowers," and it couldn't be more true. We have been getting April showers left and right over here and I couldn't love it more. They have been warm showers, and happen mostly within the night. The Zoo and I love to leave our window open and falling fast asleep to the showers takes me home to Georgia and falling asleep to the southern thunderstorms.

I've been finding myself waking up really giddy, as if it's Christmas morning to see if the grass is any greener, or if a new tree in our yard has its spring time buds. Even if it's been raining in the mornings or during the late afternoons, the sun always ends up shining and beaming it's rays on the fresh smelling pavement and we can go about our evening with a warm sunset. Our blinds have been wide open allowing an abundance of light shine through our home and with our white walls and white couch, its glowing all around. I've notice my attitude has been more peppy. Not that I'm a grouch in the winter time, but I do find that I am definitely more mellow and lazy, hate to admit it but it's true.

I find myself more active, full of more energy and more will power to go about my day getting more things done, going outside and taking in the beautiful place we live in. School work, though it's a heavy load right now, has been a joy. With all the light in our home, I do nothing but paint on my easel with Ray Charles jiving away to fill in the background noise. What can I say? Life is good, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

grace's iconic beach style.

I know, I know. I obsess over Grace Kelly a little too much, but how can I not? I am been itching for some summer beach days like you wouldn't even imagine sine January and I am driving myself berserk. With that said, I have been given large amounts of time to find the perfect suit and get ready for some tropical adventure. I always turn towards Grace for her style and one thing I love about her is that she is simple and clean. Maybe it's easy to pull it off with such a beautiful face, but it's effortless nonetheless. I have always been wanting a starch white suit, but I haven't had the best of luck in finding it... Until this year and I am so giddy about it. And it's just waiting patiently in my closet waiting for me to try it on for size and take a little dip in the sea. It's my Grace get-up and it excites me!

i might cut my ear off like van gogh.

Richard Diebenkorn, Berkeley #3, 1953

Did you know that Van Gogh cut his ear off? Mainly because the man was a little physiologically insane, but I think I am almost able to relate to the poor guy because I too, am about to cut my ear off due to insanity. No, I am not insane but procrastination has taken me there. Procrastination: that is the most devilish word and it has taken control of my soul. Finals are in three weeks, and I have yet to complete eight paintings. Four being abstracts, one being the size of my house which I will attempt to paint the Don Ceasar Hotel in Flordia, and the other three, well pretty much three pieces of crap because it's for a class that sadly I could give a rip about. Not to mention I have a research paper to write about Contemporary Pop Art and then explode my brain with all the amounts of information I will cram into it for my Art History Test next well. Crud. And I just realized, I have a portfolio to put together ASAP for my Senior Seminar class. If my mom is reading this right now, she may have a heart attack and want to shake me wondering what the heck I have been doing all of this time!

I don't know what I have been doing. I mean, I finished my portrait series, which I thought was a job well done and man was I on a roll. But once I finished that, I forgot that I had another load to get done. The work never ends and I am full blown about to reunite with my Carpal Tunnel. How will I pull this off? My dining room is overflowing with paintings. I might as well clear them out and move them into the studio at school and bring a sleeping bag along with me and move on it. Goodbye to the Zoo and goodbye world, you will not be seeing me until the end of April. 

Bless my soul and wish me the best of luck. I'm going to make this work, one way or another. On a happy note, here is one of my favorite abstract painters above , Diebenkorn with his Berkeley Series. #3 in particular is one of my favorite of the series. If I ever was able to gather such beautiful wet on wet paint like he did, my life would be complete. 

a hoppy hoppy easter!

Easter came quick this year, but boy was it sure good to us. The weather was beautiful and it was evident that spring was quickly blooming. It was a beautiful reminder of rebirth and the resurrection of our Savior, and that He has risen, and that He lives. Through him, we are able to live again, after this life with our families and having this knowledge brings such peace and joy. Easter is a special time of year, it's the celebration of life, birth, death and sacrifice. I am so grateful for the blessings I have been given, for the health and strength I have to carry own through my days, for the family I have been blessed with and for the family I have gained within the past year. I am grateful for my education and for my talents that fill my soul with happiness. I am thankful for the Gospel that enriches my life.

Maybe it's because I am getting older and becoming more aware of life and what we have to live for, but I want to purge away the distractions that take away moments in life that we can never get back. I am trying real hard to simplify my life and break away from my phone especially. When the Zoo is home, I want to put my phone away and give all of my attention to him and have great conversations, good senseless fun and laughter and take in those moments. I want to keep that dang phone in my purse when I am out to lunch or dinner with family and friends. And when I have free time and need a break from painting, I want to get outside and bask in the beautiful weather and read a good book, educate myself. I just don't want to waste anymore time. I want to slow time down and really bask in the company of my family and friends because each and every one of them are blessings to me.

I've just been filled with such happiness this time of year and I feel so blessed. This Easter has been good to me and I hope yours was just as nice! Hoppy Easter to you all and I hope April Fool's day wasn't to harsh on you! Yikes!

an embarrassing artists interview.

Okay, okay, before you state your opinions, I would like to honestly admit that I have trouble watching this interview of myself. This interview was from my art show in Salt Lake City this past February. So many thoughts rush through my head as I watch this. For one, I pat myself on the back for being able to speak my thoughts and express my views on my own artwork. I have found that when I speak publicly of my work, I can't find the words to describe it. So a job well done on that. As for the other thoughts in my head, I am so aware of the nastiness of my hair. I live in Utah my friends, and during this time it was freezing cold and I haven't had my hair done since November, and it is so trashed. I am so embarrassed of my appearance. Also, for those of you who don't know me or have never met me, I don't think I sound like that in person, nor speak with those mannerisms, I believe this is all a huge mess of stage fright and being a first timer in front of the camera and I can't help but sit back and think, what in the world is going on? Can I get a re-do? 

It's fine though, we are all hard on ourselves, are we not? My personal favorite part is when I have to look right into the camera and express how I am a Raw artist. Smiling could have helped this poor poor attempt of being a professional but hey, I do what I can, and I am so happy that this event in my life is a wrap! Enjoy the interview!